Raquel Tomas
mission 1
in Spain
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During Holy Week, lots of displays of popular religiosity take place in Spain, including processions, penitences and representations of the Passion, death and resurrection of Jesus.
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La Tomatina is a festival held in the town of Buñol, near Valencia in Spain. It's always on the last Wednesday of August and involves people throwing tomatoes at each other.
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The Moors and Christians is a festival that celebrates the history of the Iberian Peninsula, where Christians and Muslims met and fought. It's a great way to learn about the local history of the area.
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Las Fallas is Valencia's most popular festival. It's been named an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. The name comes from the amazing sculptures made of wood and papier-mâché that are put on display in the streets and squares of the city before being burned.
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The Sanfermines are celebrated in Pamplona, Spain. One of the most famous activities of the Sanfermines is "el encierro" which consists of a race of people along a route of almost one kilometre in front of 6 bulls.
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This is a week of serious dancing, drinking, eating and socialising, with late nights - or all-nighters - the norm. It 's cellebrated in April in Sevilla. Sevilla society parades around the fairground in carriages or on horseback.
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